Stress-Free Performance Appraisals: Turn Your Most Painful Management Duty Into a Powerful Motivational Tool

by Madelyn Appelbaum and Sharon Armstrong

Performance appraisals are one of the most important, continuous responsibilities of a supervisor--and the most dreaded. This book takes you through the entire process of conducting a productive and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564146863
• ISBN13: 9781564146861
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Career Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great tool for HR practioners!

This is a great resource for HR consultants and practioners who are creating innovative performance management systems for their organizations. It addresses the underlying issues that prevent organizations from successfully managing performance and delivering candid and constructive feedback. I highly recommend it to all of my clients.

Fresh Perspective to a Tired, Worn Topic

As an experienced human resources professional, I have dreamed of the day when I could create a succesful performance appraisal program. And I had concluded that there was absolutely no way to please everyone. Cheer up -- Stress-free Performance Appraisals offers a fresh perspective to this tired, worn topic.The text is, surprisingly, useful for human resources professionals, managers, and employees. It is visually attractive and chocked full of valuable questions, extensive documentation, great examples from well-regarded organizations, and ideas to cover a variety of cultures and performance appraisal philosophies. As examples of their recommendations, the authors weave -- chapter-by-chapter -- the scenarios of three fictional employees with varying performance levels. The book is an easy read in about three hours.

Help is here!

So this is what motivates Gen Xers! This is an outstanding book, especially the chapter about 21st Century challenges. The content about telecommuting, matrix management, appraising when there is more than one supervisor, and flex time is a big help in guiding me through the challenges of a new era in management. I have bookmarked numerous pages in this refreshing new book and I recommend it to both managers and their employees.

delivers on what it promises

This book delivers what it promises. It showed me how to think about appraisals in a whole new light. It also made the entire process, from advance preparation, to ways to talk to employees, to legal pitfalls, to the kinds of forms to use very clear. It really moves from A to Z and it's a great read.

Helpful and user friendly!

I love all the references to "both sides of the desk." This book is exceptionally helpful because it covers so many bases yet is interesting and enjoyable to read. In particular, the information tying organization vision to appraisals sets this book apart. Also very valuable and practical are the checklists and "operational maps" in every chapter. I used the 11 ways to prepare for a review the day after reading this book. And the lists of errors and different work styles are real eye openers.